Distributed pairing between different terminals

• US 20050048919A1
• Filed: 07/08/2004
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Jeannerod, Laurent
• Application Number:
  US10/885,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20050048919A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/35 involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5038 for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72502 with one base station connected to a single line
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/727 Identification code transfer arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/22 with access to wired networks

Abstract

It is proposed a solution enabling the use of a personal portable device over a network comprising terminals allowing a wireless communication with that device without implying each time a new awkward pairing with the terminals. This is achieved by allocating an unique address to a personalized profile. Said unique address will be used for a pairing procedure between a terminal of the network and a personal portable device. After a successful pairing, such initialization will be affected to said personalized profile. Latter will be used for future wireless communication between said personal portable device and a terminal. Advantageously, a pairing procedure will not be anymore necessary after performing once such initialization since for a set up of a wireless communication some parameters affected to the called personal profile will be used. Among other, the unique address allocated to said personalized profile will be assigned to said terminal.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication between a personal portable device and a terminal connected to a network, said method being whereby the steps of:

setting up a personalized profile for terminals being connected to a network by entering on one of said terminals some user specific parameters to be stored in said personalized profile;

allocating to said personalized profile an unique address out of an list of available addresses, said unique address to be assigned to the terminal used for accessing at least part of the personalized profile, while said unique address to be used to enable a wireless communication between said terminal and at least a personal portable device;

initializing said wireless communication by performing a pairing procedure between said personal portable device and said terminal, said initialization being affected to said personalized profile to be used for future wireless communication between said personal portable device and a terminal connected to said network.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the future wireless communication between said personal portable device and a terminal connected to said network will be started after an identification procedure of the corresponding user will be completed at said terminal connected to the network.

3. The method according to claim 2 wherein said identification procedure comprising a login procedure on said terminal connected to the network.

4. The method according to claim 2 wherein said identification procedure comprising a recognition of said personal portable device by the terminal connected to the network.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said personalized profile being stored on a centralized server accessible from the terminals connected to the network.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said list of unique addresses being managed by a pairing terminal controlling the assignment of said unique address to the terminal connected to the network.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said wireless communication being performed using a radio link based on Bluetooth technology.

8. The method according to claim 7 wherein said unique address being a Bluetooth device address BD_ADDR.

9. A computer readable medium having a computer program thereon, the computer program comprising codes for performing:

a setup of a personalized profile for terminals being connected to a network by entering on one of said terminals some user specific parameters to be affected to said personalized profile;

said codes being further characterized for performing;

an allocation to said personalized profile of an unique address out of an available list of addresses, said unique address to be assigned to the terminal used for accessing at least part of the personalized profile, while said unique address to be used to enable a wireless communication between said terminal and at least a personal portable device;

an initialization of said wireless communication using a pairing procedure between said personal portable device and said terminal, said initialization being stored in said personalized profile to be used for future wireless communication between said personal portable device and a terminal connected to said network.

10. The computer readable medium according to claim 9 comprising codes characterized for performing a setup of a wireless communication between a personal portable device and a terminal connected to the network by assigning to said terminal the unique address allocated to the used personalized profile and by applying the corresponding initialization.

11. A pairing terminal to be connected to a network wherein it is dedicated to assign unique address to terminals connected to said network, said respective unique address being used for performing a pairing procedure between a terminal connected to said network and a personal portable device while said unique address being allocated to a personalized profile and assigned to the terminal used for accessing at least part of the personalized profile.

12. The pairing terminal according to claim 11 wherein it has access to a list of available addresses being possibly Bluetooth device addresses BD_ADDR as choice for the unique address to be assigned.

13. A network comprising a plurality of terminals with at least few of them comprising an interface for a wireless communication with a personal portable device, said network being wherein it comprises a pairing terminal dedicated to assign an unique address out of a list of available addresses to a terminal for performing a pairing procedure with a personal portable device, said chosen unique address being allocated to a personalized profile to be stored at a call terminal being part of said network, the personalized profile being assigned to the terminal used for accessing at least part of the personalized profile.